Author: Jacqueline Durett, Correspondent
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Incumbents retain seats on Sayreville school board
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE – In the Sayreville Board of Election (BOE) race, three incumbents retained their seats. Lucy Bloom and John Walsh tied with 6,831 votes, followed by Dan Balka at 6,408. They defeated would-be newcomer Ryan De La Uz, who came in with 3,123 votes. “I am encouraged by the fact that I…
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Election brings familiar faces, newcomers in Edison
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Councilman Joseph Coyle has gone from an appointed councilman to an elected councilman after last week’s election. Coyle, who was appointed to his council seat in June following now-Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak’s departure, defeated Republican Gaetano (Guy) Gaspari by a two-to-one margin of the more than 30,000 votes. “I think…
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Sayreville officials raise concerns over chromium-6
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — At the last meeting before the election, Republicans and Democrats in Sayreville sparred over whether the water in the borough needed more analysis and possible additional filtration. Republican Councilman Art Rittenhouse addressed the issue at the top of the Oct. 24 meeting, saying during the council election season, the…
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Senior housing to replace convent in Edison
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON—A nonprofit group received a green light at the Oct. 25 Zoning Board meeting to convert a former convent to a senior residence. Edison-based nonprofit Build with Purpose shared its plans to convert the convent to a 26-unit residence on St. Matthew the Apostle church property on Seymour Avenue for people age…
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Family seeks information on assault of niece
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The family of a city resident is looking for anyone who may know more about how she ended up in the hospital. Debbie O’Connor said her niece, Emily Rand, 19, was involved in an argument on a New Brunswick street on Oct. 29 near the Rutgers University campus.…
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Edison school board wants more New Jersey school aid
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — The Board of Education wants residents to help in petitioning the state government for full funding in line with the current state aid formula. Board member Theresa Ward (who is running for re-election) has been working on informing residents about the issue, and at the Oct. 24 meeting, said…
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Discussion on splash park is far from water under the bridge
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SAYREVILLE — A discussion at the Oct. 12 Borough Council that started about a splash park at Bailey Park evolved into one much bigger about the borough itself. In the end, however, there were still questions about whether that splash park is something the borough wants to pursue. According to council…
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Grand opening celebration takes the cake in South Amboy
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — It was hard to tell who was a friend of owner Dana Di Franza and who was just in the neighborhood and stopped by to join the fun at the grand opening of Soul Sisters Cakery Cafe at 112 N. Broadway on Oct. 29. It was hard to…
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Edison public works director resigns
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — The town’s public works director, John K. Haines, who had been employed by the township for less than a year, resigned last week. That resignation came as a surprise to at least one township employee in the same department. Haines, who had come to Edison from Union Beach, started…
